Checkmate

4.8(8)|1960-09-17|2 seasons, 69 episodes

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Overview

Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.

Episodes

Season 1(35)Season 2(34)

S1E1 · 1960-09-17 · 60m

Death Runs Wild

Story tells of a demented woman out to kill private eye Anthony George. The instrument of death, as it turned out, was, a wild stallion she stocked on her ranch. Her motive was revenge. On a previous case, the private eye had brought her lover to justice and the gas chamber.

S1E2 · 1960-09-24 · 60m

Interrupted Honeymoon

No description available.

S1E3 · 1960-10-01 · 60m

The Cyanide Touch

No description available.

S1E4 · 1960-10-15 · 60m

Lady on the Brink

Checkmate comes to the aid of a woman with a traumatic past when it becomes evident that someone is trying to make it appear she's mentally unstable. discrediting her eye-witness testimony at a murder trial.

S1E5 · 1960-10-22 · 60m

Face in the Window

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S1E6 · 1960-10-29 · 60m

Runaway

A girl shows up at Corey's apartment, claiming that she is running from someone who is trying to kill her. However, the detectives all find that nothing she has said checks out, including her numerous aliases, and that she's actually an heiress running from a controlling grandmother. But it does appear that the part about someone trying to kill her may be the truth.

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Anthony George

Don Corey

Doug McClure

Jed Sills

Sebastian Cabot

Dr. Carl Hyatt